Post by Blargaliscious on Feb 21, 2019 17:13:20 GMT

I know that posting political stuff is generally not a good idea, but I had to share this considering a lot of us *know* the reference. I have 3 comments on the statue:

1) the neck is too long2) the left hand lightning claws are way too curled3) if Trump actually had American themed golden power armor that he wore on a regular basis I'd fight my way to the front of the line to vote for him in 2020.

Growing up I always wanted to be a marine biologist, because it seemed like the perfect combination of shooting people and studying animals.

Post by NephMakes on Feb 21, 2019 23:26:15 GMT

The whole 40K/alt-right nexus is so wierd to me. Back in the late 1980s/early 1990s, WH40K was a fun but run-of-the-mill dystopian satire. Now it's like a perfect example of Poe's Law. Genestealer cults used to just be "Shadow Over Innsmouth... in space" but now they're like a sci-fi personification of white nationalist fears, and I don't even think the lore has changed. Maybe they weren't yet tyranids back then (I forget).

Post by Charistoph on Feb 22, 2019 0:57:49 GMT

Even more odd to me because people are accuse of being alt-right, but aren't.

I only meant to say that WH40K appears to have a special appeal for the alt-right, not that everybody into it is alt-right, or anybody in particular. Not trying to get into a left-vs-right discussion.

And I think that really shows more about the confusion of what the "alt-right" is. It's almost like a modern form of "cult" to be used against people you don't like more than being used with any strong understanding of that the term actually means. It was a term literally generated to be applied to people so it would provide further connections to other political groups who really have zero connection to them at all. I could go in to it more, but this really isn't the forum for such a discussion.

Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?

They called me crazy? They called me insane? THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right."

Just making sure, ive already interacted with some supporters who didn't get that

Not surprising. I'm not really a "Trump Supporter" so much as a "Thank God Hillary Lost" kind of guy. (If "Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption" were one of the options for president to vote for, I would have given it some thought...) I voted for John Kasich in the Ohio presidential primary.

Trying to be objective regarding Trump and what his presidency has brought about, I will say that one of the more interesting things that has come out of it is that he is forcing a 4 year-long reckoning to come about. The masks of impartiality on both sides are off, hidden agendas all around have emerged, and discussions that have been avoided are being had.

But, yeah, golden presidential power armor. I didn't see that coming...

Growing up I always wanted to be a marine biologist, because it seemed like the perfect combination of shooting people and studying animals.

Post by sand20go on Feb 22, 2019 16:31:26 GMT

Not going to get sucked into the whole Trump/anti-trump thing (this is a respite from those discussions). I DO find really interesting that Warhammer has some (a lot?) of relationship to the whole Grimdark Genre. As pointed out, some 20-30 years ago 40K was so over the top ridiculous and implausible that it did kinda read like satire. Now there is an entire literature that looks at both SciFi and fantasy and thinks that 40K is tame and that it needs to be even darker. ;-)